Shift vs TimeTiles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shift
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Shift is a work hours tracker, time card, and work log for independent and shift-based workers — cleaners, care workers, contractors, mobile service providers, and freelancers who need a clean record of time, clients, worksites, proof, and pay. Clock in. Work. Clock out. Your hours, your earnings, your week — laid out clean, no spreadsheet required. WHAT IT DOES • One-tap clock-in to any client. Hold to confirm so you never start a shift by accident. • Live timer on Home, persistent across app restarts and force-quits — your hours survive what your phone does. • Per-shift earnings from each client's hourly rate — your time card and pay records in one place. • Weekly plan view: sketch your week, mark days off, see when you're overcommitted. • History: every shift you've worked, searchable, filterable, with real durations. • Earnings rollup: this week, this month, year-to-date — every screen computes from the same record, so the numbers always agree. • Recovery-aware: evening and overnight shifts trigger a wind-down plan so you actually sleep. • Scope-creep tagging: log when a client asks for "just one more thing" so you can renegotiate later with receipts. • Optional Shift Worksite: compare foreground GPS checks with a saved client address when a job happens on-site. • Optional Shift Capture: add photo-reference proof to a live shift while the details are fresh. • Shift Seal: completed records carry an integrity seal, so your log stands up later. WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No surveillance. No screen recording. No keystroke tracking. Just start/stop, like a stopwatch. • No background location. Worksite GPS checks run only when you turn them on for a live shift. • No subscription paywall on the basics. Time tracking is free, forever. • No analytics that lie. Every number on every screen comes from a shift you actually clocked. WHO IT'S FOR • House cleaners, care workers, health aides, contractors, freelancers, and mobile service providers who track work by shift or client. • Anyone juggling multiple clients, homes, jobs, or worksites and tired of "where did Tuesday go?" • Evening, night-shift, and overnight workers who need their app to respect recovery time. BACKUP AND PRO Shift works without an account. Sign in with Apple or Google only when you want cloud backup and restore. Professional upgrades are optional and billed through the App Store. SUBSCRIPTIONS Shift Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, available monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Felmark Terms: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/terms Privacy Policy: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/privacy PRIVACY Core tracking stays local by default. Optional Shift Worksite uses foreground location only when you enable it for a live shift. Optional account backup can include your saved shifts, Worksite records, and settings. No tracking. No ads. Read the full policy: https://tryfelmark.com/shift/privacy QUESTIONS hello@tryfelmark.com
TimeTiles
Visually track your daily activities with custom tiles and timers. Understand where your time goes without complex systems. Offers privacy and ease of use with home screen widgets.
- Customizable activity tiles
- One-tap timer start/stop
- Home screen widget support
- Daily, weekly, monthly views
- Goal and streak tracking
- Calendar heatmap progress
- Data export (CSV, JSON)
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Make time for what matters to you. TimeTiles helps you track everyday activities, prepare for important dates, and see where your time goes. Your time stays private. There is no TimeTiles account to create, no data collection and no tracking. We do not collect your personal information or usage data. Your records stay on your device and sync through your private iCloud when enabled. We cannot access your time records. Give each part of your day its own simple tile. Tap once to start tracking, choose a Pomodoro for a focused session with breaks, or use an open timer for as long as you need. Preparing for a presentation, exam, launch, race, or recital? Add an event countdown to your tile. See how many days remain alongside the hours you have already spent preparing. Each session adds to your preparation total, so you can see your effort building over time. Some activities happen together. With TimeTiles Pro, you can track chores while listening to an audiobook, or a walk alongside language practice, with a separate timer for each. Your running timers stay visible through Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, and optional widgets. Check your progress without reopening the app. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start and stop a timer with one tap • Count down to presentations, exams, launches, and other important dates • See the total time spent preparing for each event • Run Pomodoro focus rounds with automatic breaks • Use an open timer on any tile • Add a checklist for your next steps • Follow running timers through Live Activities and the Dynamic Island • Start, stop, and check timers with Siri and Shortcuts • Get alerts for completed focus sessions, daily goals, and timers left running • Review your daily timeline, weekly trends, and activity breakdowns • Set goals, follow streaks, and explore calendar and heatmap insights • Personalize tiles with colors and icons • Sync privately between iPhone and iPad through iCloud TimeTiles fits study sessions, research, work projects, workouts, cooking, creative pursuits, hobbies, and everyday routines. START FREE The free version includes up to three active tiles and one running timer at a time. A single TimeTiles Pro purchase unlocks unlimited tiles, multiple simultaneous timers, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, deeper insights, goals, streaks, custom styling, session editing, and CSV and JSON export and import. There is no subscription. See how you spend your days and make room for the things you care about.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shift at every 5 weeks against TimeTiles's every 4 months. Shift also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TimeTiles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shift ships an update every 5 weeks, TimeTiles every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shift | TimeTiles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donte Ennis | PhD Tutorials LLC |
In-app purchases
Shift
- Felmark Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Felmark Pro Annual7 Days trial$34.991 Year
TimeTiles
- TimeTiles$4.99








